Mailman 3 April 2012 - python-uk

Reading Python Dojo
by Daniel Pope April 30, 2012

April 30, 2012

Hi all, The next Reading Python Dojo will be Tuesday 1st May at 7pm at Austin Fraser in Forbury Square. Free beer and pizza will be available as usual. Please sign up for free ticket on the EventWax site if you would like to attend. https://rdgpydojo.eventwax.com/reading-python-dojo-number-5

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London Python Code Dojo Thu May 3rd
by Tim Golden April 27, 2012

April 27, 2012

Places are now available for next Thursday's London Python Code Dojo: https://ldnpydojo.eventwax.com/london-python-code-dojo-season-3-episode-9 As ever, we would love to have some lightning talks to start with, plus any other ideas you can muster. Please email to this list or to me directly or ping me on Twitter (@tjguk). TJG

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Next CamPUG meeting: Tuesday 1st May
by Tony Ibbs April 26, 2012

April 26, 2012

The next Cambridge Python User Group meeting, as announced on our google group: The next meeting will be Tuesday 1st May, 7.30pm at RealVNC (http://tinyurl.com/realvncoffices). We normally stop about 9.30pm, and go on to the pub. This will be a talks meeting. I know Bryan had already volunteered a talk (at least partly on using Cython to vastly speed up mathematical calculations). Any other talks will be welcome. Meetings after that should be: • Tuesday 12th June, a non-talks meeting NOTE THE CHANGE OF DATE in theory it should be 5th June, but I notice that's now a public holiday, so it seems best to move it on • Tuesday 3rd July, a talks meeting again • Tuesday 7th August, a non-talks meeting again Tibs

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Next Python Sheffield meeting April 24th
by Daley Chetwynd April 24, 2012

April 24, 2012

Hi all, The next Python Sheffield meeting is being held on Tuesday April 24th at the GIST Lab. The meeting will run from 19:00 - 20:45, although doors will be open at the GIST Lab from 18:45. The GIST Lab is located opposite Sheffield train station and behind the Showroom cinema: http://thegisthub.net/groups/gistlab This month we've got the following two speakers: Daley Chetwynd (@dchetwynd): Mocking in Python Tests Will Furnass: Particle Swarm Optimisation in Python If you'd like to join us for this meeting then please register for free at: http://pythonsheffield1204.eventbrite.co.uk/ We're always looking for future speakers, so if you'd like to talk on anything Python-related and fancy a trip over to Sheffield, please get in touch. To find out more on the Python Sheffield group, follow @pysheff on Twitter or see the Google group: groups.google.com/group/python-sheffield Thanks, Daley Chetwynd -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Send your email first class

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PyCon By Video!
by Rami Chowdhury April 9, 2012

April 9, 2012

Hey everyone, Sorry for the radio silence on this, but it's definitely still on! As the majority of people on the Doodle event said they could make Tuesday the 10th (that's this coming Tuesday!) I've spoken to the lovely folks at the Hub Westminster and we're on! Eventbrite link is here -- please sign up: http://hubtwilightpycon.eventbrite.com/ I'm throwing together a mini-site to help us pick which videos we want to watch, it should be up by tonight and I'll post again when it is! Looking forward to it! Rami ---- Rami Chowdhury "A mind all logic is like a knife all blade - it makes the hand bleed that uses it." -- Rabindranath Tagore +44-7581-430-517

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Devops/Python Developer, Rugby/London UK
by Irenie April 5, 2012

April 5, 2012

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Re: [python-uk] python-uk Digest, Vol 103, Issue 13
by Nicholas H.Tollervey April 2, 2012

April 2, 2012

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hey Wal, Please do bring along the camera and tripod..! I was going to stick them on YouTube. Each talk should be no longer than 7mins duration (5mins max for the talk and 2mins for questions). Assuming it's a digital camera we can copy them to my laptop and I'll liaise with Weta Digital regarding the special effects (they tell me they're ahead of schedule on The Hobbit) and book Shirley Bassey to sing the special theme tune we've got planned. ;-) N. On 31/03/12 01:34, Walter wrote: > Hi Nicholas, > > I got a spare video camera and a tripod and can bring it along on > Thursday for the Dojo. > > Do we have already a place to upload the video? > > Cheers, > > Wal > > > On 30 March 2012 11:00, <python-uk-request(a)python.org> wrote: >> Send python-uk mailing list submissions to python-uk(a)python.org >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk or, via email, >> send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> python-uk-request(a)python.org >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> python-uk-owner(a)python.org >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more >> specific than "Re: Contents of python-uk digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. April Python Dojo - Lightning talk volunteers (Greg Roodt) 2. >> Re: April Python Dojo - Lightning talk volunteers (Antonio) 3. >> Re: April Python Dojo - Lightning talk volunteers (Nicholas >> H.Tollervey) 4. Fwd: PyCon By Video? (David Walker) 5. Re: >> London Python Code Dojo (Season 3, Episode 8) (Carles Pina i >> Estany) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:02:26 +0100 From: Greg Roodt >> <groodt(a)gmail.com> To: python-uk(a)python.org Subject: [python-uk] >> April Python Dojo - Lightning talk volunteers Message-ID: >> <CAAD3oiLuu4HoRnovzUUVT4=5xFqsRNPGG0S_oXMQ1phRpxNYyg(a)mail.gmail.com> >> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 >> >> Hi >> >> Im looking for 2-3 volunteers for lightning talks for the April >> dojo. If you would like to present a quick informal talk in a >> friendly atmosphere then please get in touch. >> >> Some ideas to get you started: stdlib module of the month, >> favourite Python package, interesting Python language tricks etc. >> Anything really that you've discovered along the way in your >> journey as developer. >> >> Cheers Greg >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 2 Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:17:49 +0100 From: Antonio >> <a.cavallo(a)mailsnare.com> To: UK Python Users >> <python-uk(a)python.org> Subject: Re: [python-uk] April Python Dojo >> - Lightning talk volunteers Message-ID: >> <2827660B-1165-4C4E-8F67-278D7D662AFE(a)mailsnare.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >> >> Hi, >> >> I can provide a quick overview about exception handling and the >> logging module. >> >> But I cannot make before the end of April because I'mm off on >> holiday. >> >> Thanks >> >> >> >> On 29 Mar 2012, at 11:02, Greg Roodt wrote: >> >>> Hi >>> >>> Im looking for 2-3 volunteers for lightning talks for the April >>> dojo. If you would like to present a quick informal talk in a >>> friendly atmosphere then please get in touch. >>> >>> Some ideas to get you started: stdlib module of the month, >>> favourite Python package, interesting Python language tricks >>> etc. Anything really that you've discovered along the way in >>> your journey as developer. >>> >>> Cheers Greg _______________________________________________ >>> python-uk mailing list python-uk(a)python.org >>> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 3 Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 08:31:43 +0100 From: "Nicholas >> H.Tollervey" <ntoll(a)ntoll.org> To: python-uk(a)python.org Subject: >> Re: [python-uk] April Python Dojo - Lightning talk volunteers >> Message-ID: <4F75615F.4070200(a)ntoll.org> Content-Type: >> text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 >> > I volunteer to do a "module of the month" on the JSON module (as > an antidote to csv) ;-) > > By the way, does anyone have a half decent video camera we could > use to record the talks..? > > N. > > On 29/03/12 11:02, Greg Roodt wrote: >>>> Hi >>>> >>>> Im looking for 2-3 volunteers for lightning talks for the >>>> April dojo. If you would like to present a quick informal >>>> talk in a friendly atmosphere then please get in touch. >>>> >>>> Some ideas to get you started: stdlib module of the month, >>>> favourite Python package, interesting Python language tricks >>>> etc. Anything really that you've discovered along the way in >>>> your journey as developer. >>>> >>>> Cheers Greg _______________________________________________ >>>> python-uk mailing list python-uk(a)python.org >>>> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk > >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 4 Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:15:32 +0100 From: David >> Walker <dave(a)crowdscores.co.uk> To: UK Python Users >> <python-uk(a)python.org> Subject: [python-uk] Fwd: PyCon By >> Video? Message-ID: >> <CAC3UUDQvV6NbqByESTEt_ZL4FHR6kfN45D=fQL95uPXtKXKOew(a)mail.gmail.com> >> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >> >> Rami, >> >> I don't know how it is going organising this event, but I would >> be very interested in attending. >> >> We at CrowdScores may be interested in helping too. Although we >> haven't got a big enough space to host it (and you seem to have >> that covered anyway), we could certainly run to some beer and >> pizza to help proceedings along. We may ask for 2 mins to plug >> the exciting vacancies we have for expert python people, but >> that'd be all! >> >> Cheers, -- *David Walker* >> >> CrowdScores Ltd +44 7768 082545 +44 20 7486 0225 46 Manchester >> Street, London W1U 7LS >> >> On 21 March 2012 17:26, Bruce Durling <bld(a)otfrom.com> wrote: >> >>> If it is hosted at hub westminster then Alice will need to run >>> it on event brite. On Mar 21, 2012 4:31 PM, "Nicholas >>> H.Tollervey" <ntoll(a)ntoll.org> wrote: >>> >>>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 >>>> >>>> All understood... >>>> >>>>> P.S. Can you tell I'm new at this >>>>> community-event-organizing? If I'm doing it wrong do say >>>>> so! >>>> >>>> You're doing great! :-) >>>> >>>> BTW, Eventwax = free to use for free events and built on >>>> Django, whereas Meetup etc, require a fee (just in case you >>>> want people to book a ticket). >>>> >>>> N. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 >>>> (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - >>>> http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ >>>> >>>> iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJPagJDAAoJEP0qBPaYQbb6HggH/iJx0EYn9XrRqV+qgFT65tLl >>>> >>>> DUQRuJdCG2pZYQSsyvmdn9SCwk6XD+N8oYCar555hrFUzaNkVDrw0g1d3YhHRN1T >>>> 2bZqKGxy03tWqnJavzAGcFAaoygRcvR88P9ne06xSOT6XJHJQVY4BCjtjw89Fxha >>>> >>>> 8tx5DqzYRx1NXXJ8JzZaY/pgywgEGQAFmxU7ta7mKtcc658ubt5jbdJ59L88EI9p >>>> Ix0MbNc/n12bQK2hmjl2gwPqCF6HuJ9gd9Hrt84mJvcrD5gYBeycZkyWY6NJ0Jt3 >>>> >>>> Gp7BxlQy+0T/gdE5Af7fQR3ilUNKGuyNkpHYMOHVio4A0D1qEySlg/7tLEvCPW4= >>>> =ltym -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >>>> _______________________________________________ python-uk >>>> mailing list python-uk(a)python.org >>>> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ python-uk >>> mailing list python-uk(a)python.org >>> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- *David Walker* >> >> CrowdScores Ltd +44 7768 082545 +44 20 7486 0225 46 Manchester >> Street, London W1U 7LS -------------- next part -------------- An >> HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: >> <http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-uk/attachments/20120330/9c110931/at…> >> >> >> - ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 5 Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:25:00 +0100 From: Carles >> Pina i Estany <carles(a)pina.cat> To: UK Python Users >> <python-uk(a)python.org> Subject: Re: [python-uk] London Python >> Code Dojo (Season 3, Episode 8) Message-ID: >> <20120330092500.GA25734(a)pina.cat> Content-Type: text/plain; >> charset=us-ascii >> >> >> Hi, >> >> On Mar/29/2012, Greg Roodt wrote: >> >>> The next London Python Code Dojo is go! It will take place in a >>> week's time on Thursday 5 April from 6:30pm. >> >> Ohhh... I'll be on the way to the airport. Have fun! >> >> I wanted to comment something in the Dojo: at my company >> (Mendeley) we have an open position: >> http://www.mendeley.com/careers/london-cpp-qt-software-eng/ It's >> a position in my team, feel free to contact me if you have some >> questions/comments (or contact jobs(a)mendeley.com , say that you >> come from the Python List). Qt is not required but it's an >> advantage. >> >> It's not in the job spec but Python is used. We also hosted a >> Python Code Dojo back in November or December (now would be more >> difficult because some new arrangements in the office). >> >> Another interesting position: >> http://www.mendeley.com/careers/london-hadoop-data-architect/ >> >> Feel free to forward! >> >> Regards, >> >> -- Carles Pina i Estany http://pinux.info >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ python-uk mailing >> list python-uk(a)python.org >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk >> >> >> End of python-uk Digest, Vol 103, Issue 13 >> ****************************************** -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJPeYb7AAoJEP0qBPaYQbb6rEAIAISHjHfCfLEB1mhWAtFQAFcU fZnQghUyBOvtenPnm+Dz8LOSV/pVOKaqBcp0DpohW32CJvQnSvKpJXKnIKJR7+43 HFHSy9vDkYBkk5cUkk5mN2a8cKaQQ/vP4Y+KXAfGkgWBAMfLAZM5FPTJHb6DR1sP nbf8/PW/PxAHtN/KCQCDHTgZHbVO3WI+6EMOWCNzuLroe3wVPVobEmJGbxlJQvmc VbsnNbmL767aLFt2TRn2MgggL3AqYHUn4Xl8BzGfdq+UCxpfRM0h9zVfwMGb/ZH+ Tq77O3nqV52a/CB/SbUyXVq53lkQQMRxRXkqpyyyLCfJpQa74QnowfTlwClvJX0= =80Oz -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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